Porsche Planning To Upset BMW 5-Series With 420HP EV Panamera

Work is well underway on radical electric versions of Porsche’s upcoming new executive saloon. Autocar can reveal that there will be both battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell versions of the new BMW 5 Series rival and that their powertrain will be mounted in the rear.

Autocar has uncovered much of the engineering thinking behind this new car from a series of patent applications filed in Germany, China and the US.

Ulrich Hackenberg, R&D boss of Porsche’s parent company, the Volkswagen Group, gave teasing details of Porsche’s radical plans for electrified cars at a press gathering on the night before VW’s annual conference in March. At the event, Hackenberg surprised industry observers with additional plans for a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle.
 

MDarringer - 5/5/2015 7:08:28 PM

+2 Boost

The Panamera does not compete with the 5 series.

TomM - 5/5/2015 7:41:27 PM

+2 Boost

Agreed - and even if they produce a car that could be of that Size - it is clear that the market for that size/type of car is shrinking

And producing still more EV and Hydrogen cell vehicles has NOT been shown to address the "desires" of that market buyer either. In fact - the sales of electric vehicles are miniscule.